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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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